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ComEd to replace all LDVs in fleet with electrified vehicles by 2030

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There are now 21,885 EVs registered in Illinois, up from fewer than 8,000 registered EVs in 2017, according to the Secretary of State’s office. ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation, a Fortune 100 energy company with approximately 10 million electricity and natural gas customers—the largest number of customers in the US.

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New Argonne-developed tool helps car buyers compare electric-drive and traditional vehicles

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Consumers in seven US Midwest states seeking information about plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles now have access to a new-vehicle purchase guidance tool created by Argonne National Laboratory. The project was announced at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show.

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ASU research finds that Cash for Clunkers rebates were too high to prompt car upgrades

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I think the economists have said it’s sort of a wash because it mainly just took future purchases and accelerated them. Thaler, a professor at the University of Chicago, won the Nobel Prize for economics in 2017. Overall, the average miles-per-gallon of the traded-in vehicles was 15.8, and of the new vehicles, 24.9.

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The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV has a quirky $4k discount for Tesla drivers

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The $4,000 discount applies to both 2024 Chevy Blazer EV leases and purchases and according to CarsDirect, it can be stacked with other deals, such as the $7,500 tax credit and the $1,000 Costco member-only incentive. Chevy also offers a $2,500 EV Loyalty Cash Allowance for current owners or lessees of a 2017 or newer Chevy Bolt or Bolt EUV.

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Pike Research projects California, New York and Florida to lead US in PEV sales

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Pike projections of cumulative light duty plug-in electric vehicle sales, 10 largest MSAs by population, 2011-2017. Overall, Pike expects sales of PEVs to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43% between 2011 and 2017, reaching a nationwide total of 358,959 vehicles by 2017. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI.

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Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

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Pike Research forecasts that annual sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will reach 358,959 vehicles by 2017, representing a compound anual growth rate (CAGR) of 43% between 2011 and 2017. of total light-duty vehicle sales in 2017. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI. penetration, respectively.

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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

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Amazon would announce that from now on, while users could continue to pay by credit card for purchases, they could also use a digital currency called amazons. (I Using amazons for purchases would give users a discount off the regular purchase price, maybe 2 percent. The first involves the Amazon platform.